Counting Research Publications, Citations, and Topics: A Critical Assessment of the Empirical Basis of Scientometrics and Research Evaluation

Scientometrics and research evaluation describe and analyze research publications when conducting publication, citation, and topic analyses. However, what exactly is a (scientific, academic, scholarly or research) publication? This article demonstrates that there are many problems when it comes to l...

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Main Authors: Wolfgang G. Stock, Gerhard Reichmann, Isabelle Dorsch, Christian Schlögl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information 2023-06-01
Series:Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice
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Online Access:https://data.doi.or.kr/10.1633/JISTaP.2023.11.2.4